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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 2h

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#academicjobs #researchcareers #postdocopportunity | UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences

📣 Job alert! UCL PALS are looking for a Research Fellow to study environmental factors that mitigate intergenerational transmission of mental health. This is a three-year post with great opportuniti...

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 3h

The first complete activity map of decision-making in the animal brain has been unveiled by a large international collaboration of neuroscientists involving @uclqsion.bsky.social and @ucleye.bsky.social researchers.
www.newscientist.com/article/2494...

First map of mammal brain activity may have shown intuition in action

Scientists have mapped the activity that takes place across a mouse's entire brain as it decides how to complete a task - and the results could explain the origin of our gut feelings

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UCL Innovation & Enterprise @uclenterprise.bsky.social · 4h

The London Symphony Orchestra wanted their visuals to capture what it feels like to hear their performances.

Supported by UCL Consultants, the UCL Ear Institute partnered with Design Bridge and Partners to create designs reflecting the brain’s response to music: https://bit.ly/3L0Ifkb

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 1d

Psychologist and neuroscientist, Professor @smfleming.bsky.social, reflects on metacognition – thinking about thinking – and how outside perspectives shape human experience.
www.joinexpeditions.com/experts/4631 @uclbrainscience.bsky.social @uclpals.bsky.social

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 23h

🤔 What has been the lasting impact of Anna Freud and Melanie Klein on child psychology?
Dr Nick Midgley contributes to this fascinating discussion.

Archive on 4 - Freud v Klein: The Battle For Our Children's Minds - BBC Sounds

Tanya Byron explores how two remarkable women transformed the way we understand children.

www.bbc.co.uk

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 1d

A researcher consortium of over 100 study groups including @ucleye.bsky.social are developing an AI model using an unprecedented dataset of over 100 million colour fundus photographs of the retina.

Building the world’s first truly global medical foundation model

A researcher consortium of over 100 study groups will develop an AI model using an unprecedented dataset of over 100 million colour fundus photographs of the retina.

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 2d

🗞️ Front page news of The Express today: @uclqsion.bsky.social scientists have developed a method for producing “ultra-fast” MRI scans, slashing the time patients need to spend in the machine from 20-30 minutes to less than 7 minutes. @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social

Major dementia breakthrough could turbocharge UK diagnosis rates

EXCLUSIVE: Scientists have found a way to dramatically accelerate one of the key tests used to diagnose the condition.

www.express.co.uk

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 2d

Errors in a gene known to cause a serious neurodevelopmental condition in infants are also linked to the development of Parkinson’s in later life, according to new research co-led by Dr Reza Maroofian (@uclqsion.bsky.social).

Genetic link between childhood brain disorder and Parkinson’s disease in adults

Errors in a gene known to cause a serious neurodevelopmental condition in infants are also linked to the development of Parkinson’s disease in adolescence and adulthood, according to new research…

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UCL Div. of Psychiatry @uclpsychiatry.bsky.social · 4d

Do you have a question about genomic testing in mental health?

New open access resource for mental health clinicians, developed by colleagues in UCL Division of Psychiatry @uclbrainscience.bsky.social is now available on NHS England #WorldMentalHealthDay

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Do you have a question about genomic testing in mental health?

New open access resource for mental health clinicians, developed by colleagues in UCL Division of Psychiatry, is now available on NHS England.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 4d

💬 “We need to build death in to be part of life.”
This World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, Dr @libbysallnow.bsky.social (@uclpsychiatry.bsky.social) shares powerful insights on dying well and why end-of-life care must be a public health priority.
Read more: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc... #WHPCD

“We need to build death in to be part of life”: Dr Libby Sallnow on dying well

What does it mean to die well; and are we ready to talk about it? Dr Libby Sallnow, Head of the Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, talks to us about end of life care

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UCL Innovation & Enterprise @uclenterprise.bsky.social · 5d

The latest UCL newsletter is out!

Read about UCL being rated as a leading university for knowledge exchange five years in a row by Research England, the UCL gene therapy trial which appears to slow Huntington’s disease progression and more: bit.ly/4mWYI6g

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Jessie Baldwin @jessiebaldwin.bsky.social · 5d

I'm hiring! ✨ Looking for a Research Fellow to study environmental factors that mitigate intergenerational transmission of mental health.

3-year post at UCL @uclbrainscience.bsky.social with great opportunities for training, collaboration & exciting science!

🔗 Apply: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOZ633/r...

Research Fellow in Mental Health at UCL

Apply for the Research Fellow in Mental Health role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 5d

To mark #WorldMentalHealthDay, we spoke to Prof @kirkbride.bsky.social about how our environment — from green spaces to social inequality — shapes our mental wellbeing.
www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc... @uclpsychiatry.bsky.social

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UCL Institute of Ophthalmology @ucleye.bsky.social · 5d

This #WorldSightDay we share a short film for BBC ideas, in partnership with UKRI, featuring work by 3 @ucleye.bsky.social researchers: PhD student Zaynab Butt, Dr @amandajcarr.bsky.social and pioneering eye researcher Professor Pete Coffey who passed away in June 2025. www.bbc.co.uk/videos/c4gd5...

Can (and should) we cure blindness?

Recent years have seen incredible advances in eyesight restoration. But should we approach blindness as something that needs to be 'cured'? Comedian Tom Skelton, who started losing his sight at 21, ex...

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 5d

Missed last month’s Lunch Hour Lecture with Professor @selinawray.bsky.social (@uclqsion.bsky.social)?
Discover the future of dementia research in this thought-provoking talk — now on YouTube!
🎥 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKiu...
#DementiaResearch

Lunch Hour Lecture | World Alzheimer’s Month: The future of dementia research

In this lecture, Professor Selina Wray shows how stem cell models reveal early Alzheimer's changes using patient neurons and how this may help the development of new treatment. About the…

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 6d

👁️ On #WorldSightDay, we celebrate the groundbreaking work of Matteo Carandini, Professor of Visual Neuroscience at @ucleye.bsky.social. We sat down with him to discuss his career and why he first became interested in this area of study.
🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

When I began recording the activity of neurons, it seemed like magic: we would shine a stimulus in front of the eyes, and the neurons in the visual cortex would spring to life. It still feels magical, 35 years later.

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UK Dementia Research Institute @ukdri.ac.uk · 11d

Recording now available from this week's 'Rethinking neurodegeneration' research webinar with the brilliant Profs Sarah Tabrizi (UK DRI at UCL) and Gabriel Balmus (UK DRI at Cambridge) discussing DNA repair and Huntington's

Catch up now if you missed it 👉 youtu.be/cXsrYM2Fq7g?...

Rethinking neurodegeneration: Could DNA repair hold the key to treating Huntington's disease?

YouTube video by UK Dementia Research Institute - UK DRI

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 7d

This month we spoke to Professor Steven Bloch, expert in speech & language therapy and conversation analysis at @uclpals.bsky.social. We find out more about how he got into this fascinating field of research.
www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 8d

Autistic children and adults may be experiencing PTSD at higher rates than official diagnoses suggest, with their symptoms misdiagnosed or dismissed as being autism traits because of 'diagnostic overshadowing,’ finds a new analysis by @uclpals.bsky.social researchers.

PTSD often overlooked in autistic people and needs better diagnosis, new analysis finds

Autistic children and adults may be experiencing PTSD at higher rates than official diagnoses suggest, with their symptoms misdiagnosed or dismissed as being autism traits because of 'diagnostic…

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UCL News @uclnews.bsky.social · 8d

Motor neurone disease progresses at a different rate in each individual, @ucl.ac.uk’s Prof Andrea Malaspina tells @skynewsrss.bsky.social following the news that former England rugby captain & World Cup winner Lewis Moody has been diagnosed with the condition @uclbrainscience.bsky.social

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 8d

Today marks the start of #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek.
We spoke to Dr Rebecca Gordon about #dyslexia and how the brain processes written language.
www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
@ioe.bsky.social

We need awareness in the workplace so that support and reasonable adjustments can be made for dyslexic adults. In line with this, we need to remove any stigma there might be about disclosing a dyslexia diagnosis. We know that dyslexia is not related to intelligence yet, for some,
this myth persists.

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 9d

🌊 No GPS. No compass. Just waves, stars & memory.
Join a remarkable voyage across the Pacific to uncover how Marshallese navigators find their way at sea using ancient techniques — and what neuroscience reveals about this lost art.
theconversation.com/my-voyage-to... @hugospiers.bsky.social

My voyage to explore how Marshallese sailors find their way at sea without technology

Scientists have been exploring the role that neuroscience plays in ocean navigation.

theconversation.com

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 12d

📺 Professor Joseph Devlin (@uclpals.bsky.social) joins Jim Al-Khalili to unravel the mystery of how the most complex structure known in the universe - the human brain - came to exist.
Watch now:

BBC Two - Secrets of the Brain, Series 1, Episode 1

Jim Al-Khalili reveals how the staggeringly complex human brain evolved.

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 13d

Research Fellow Vacancy at @ukdri.ac.uk UCL in the Bartels Lab. Focus on gut-brain axis and neuro-immune interaction in Parkinson’s disease. One-year post from May 2026. Closing date: 30th October

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...

Research Fellow: Gut-brain axis in Parkinson’s

Research Fellow at UK DRI UCL in the Bartels Lab. Focus on gut-brain axis and neuro-immune interaction in Parkinson’s disease. One-year post from May 2026.

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 12d

“This would have been such a massive deal for her."
Anna Sheahan's mum sadly died of Huntington's disease (HD) last year.
Anna speaks to The Observer about what @uclqsion.bsky.social's HD breakthrough means to families like hers:

Mum died of Huntington’s... this breakthrough changes eve...

A professor battling to slow the disease that killed writer Charlotte Raven shared his good news with her daughter

observer.co.uk

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